Opera Web Browser up to 17.00 on MacOS Address Bar authentication spoofing

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Opera Web Browser up to 17.00 on MacOS. This impacts an unknown function of the component Address Bar. This manipulation causes authentication spoofing. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2014-1870. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Opera Web Browser up to 17.00 on MacOS (Web Browser) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component Address Bar. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authentication spoofing vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-290. This attack-focused weakness is caused by incorrectly implemented authentication schemes that are subject to spoofing attacks. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Opera before 19 on Mac OS X allows user-assisted remote attackers to spoof the address bar via vectors involving a drag-and-drop operation.

The weakness was published 01/31/2014 (Website). The advisory is shared at blogs.opera.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2014-1870 since 02/06/2014. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Upgrading to version 19.00 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (94048). Similar entry is available at VDB-12310. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Authentication spoofing
CWE: CWE-290 / CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Unproven

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Web Browser 19.00

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01/31/2014 🔍
02/06/2014 +6 days 🔍
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03/24/2015 +411 days 🔍
04/22/2019 +1490 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: opera.com

Advisory: blogs.opera.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-1870 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-1870
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-65965
X-Force: 94048 - Opera address bar spoofing, Medium Risk

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 15:54
Updated: 04/22/2019 10:53
Changes: 03/24/2015 15:54 (43), 04/22/2019 10:53 (14)
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Cache ID: 216:A6E:103

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